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Benefits Selling Anniversary May 1, 2013

10 Years, 10 Catalysts of Change in Benefits

Ten years ago this month, the first issue of Benefits Selling rolled off the presses and landed on (at least a few) brokers’ desks across the country. To mark the years, we’re taken a look back and have come up with what we believe were the top 10 catalysts of change over the last 10 years, whether it’s a person, event or overall trend.

 
1. Health reform in our time
By Denis Storey
A timeline of health reform, the moments, turning points and events that defined the debate, 1993-present.…Read more
2. The Great Recession
By Denis Storey
The Great Recession, as we call it now, began in August 2007, after the U.S. housing bubble began to burst. It went global a couple of months later before the bottom fell out completely in September 2008…Read more
3. The uninsured
By Denis Storey
The uninsured have weighed on this country for decades—economically, socially and politically.…Read more
4. Rising health care costs
By Kathryn Mayer
There's been a lot of debate over the country's health care system. But there's one fact nearly everyone agrees on: Health care costs are too damn high…Read more
5. The rise of voluntary
By Kathryn Mayer
You might call it the rise of voluntary benefits. The game changer in benefits offerings. Call it whatever you want, but voluntary benefits have exploded in recent years…Read more
6. "Technology: No place for wimps"
By Denis Storey
Sure, it's from a comic strip. About corporate life. But it still works—probably more than ever. And yet there's so much of it we take for granted—or simply forget how little of it we used at the turn of the century…Read more

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7. Consumer-driven health care goes mainstream
By Kathryn Mayer
A decade ago, consumer driven health care was little more than a fad—just one more temporary fix aimed at the country's troubled health care system…Read more
8. Mergers and acquisitions
By Kathryn Mayer
Just how big an impact have mergers and acquisitions made in the employee benefits space?…Read more
9. George W. Bush and health care reform
By Kathryn Mayer
Say what you want about George W. Bush and his often-debated legacy, but the 43rd president has made a significant impact on the benefits industry…Read more
10. Retirement reform
By Denis Storey
Health care reform gets all the press. All the love. All the hate. All the controversy…Read more
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